Band of the year
The Brooklyn-based West Indian-American Day Carnival Association (WIADCA), organizer of Caribbean Carnival Week in New York, has announced the winners of this year’s carnival. Sherzel Production emerged as the top band in the large bands category. WIADCA also said that Pan Evolution Steel Orchestra (PESO) took the Panorama title among eight competing bands. Sherzell Production copped the Band of the Year title with its portrayal of “Kaleidoscope: Festival of Colors” with 264 points. “I’ve been winning for the last seven years, but I came second last year because there were no categories because of COVID,” Band leader Trinidadian Sherzel Snell told Caribbean Life on Tuesday. Masqueraders from Sherzel Production. Photo by Nelson A. King Stronjeh International, portraying “Tropical Bliss,” took the second spot, with 255 points. In the Medium Bands category, Kaisokah Moko Jumbies USA, Inc. emerged winners with “Watch Meh,...